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DLNews Health: Riverside, CA – April marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Riverside County has united in an inspiring show of unity and resolve to protect its youngest and most vulnerable residents. On April 1, a poignant flag-raising ceremony at the Riverside County Administration Center se...
SACRAMENTO—Mosquito experts are urging California residents to take precautions against mosquito bites and diseases like West Nile virus and dengue, which have seen a rise in local cases. In 2024, California recorded 18 locally acquired dengue infections, and with ongoing outbreaks in Latin America,...
DLNews Health: California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, has taken a significant step by joining forces with a bipartisan group of 39 attorneys general from across the United States to urge Congress to take decisive action against Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs). These PBMs are criticized for enga...
DLNews Health: In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have "personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation." The poll, sponsored by Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life care advocacy group, included more tha...
A new poll finds that 45% of voters with an advance directive or living will have shared it with their healthcare proxy, but just 18% have shared it with their doctor. DLNews Health: The 2023 America's Health Rankings report is out, and the news is not great for the Golden State in three very differ...
DLNews Health: The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, but for many, they can also be a time of isolation and sadness. According to a 2022 survey by the American Psychological Association, 55% of Americans reported feeling lonelier and more depressed during the holiday season ...
DLNews Health: RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Blood banks nationwide are scrambling to find donors amid a supply deficit that complicates efforts to treat cancer patients and others needing transfusions. Doctors at Riverside University Medical Center joined county supervisors in calling Tuesday for residents to...
DLNews Scams alert: Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) approves a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for recipients of Social Security benefits and Supplementary Security Income (SSI). Due to inflation, payments can increase by 8.7% this year. It’s a significant increase – the highest...
DLNews Health: CVS and Walgreens have announced they will sell abortion medication at pharmacies after the FDA announced it allows mifepristone to be bought over the counter with a prescription. Advocates applaud the move and say over-the-counter birth control access would help more women take cont...
DLNews Health: JTFMax Naloxone is a drug that's used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Typically, it's a fast-acting antagonist that helps block the effects of opioids, and it can be given in the form of an oral tablet, nasal spray, or injectable solution. It's also available in generic for...
DLNews Health: JTFMax One of the critical steps to reducing opioid overdose is to make naloxone available to more people. In response, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking an innovative approach to speed up the development of nonprescription naloxone products. It tests products that may ...
DLNews Health: The fat burning. A term that has been used very inflationary in recent decades, especially in the fitness industry! What is fat burning anyway, and are we actually burning anything in the body? So with fire and stuff? The answer is: no! But, of course, we don't have a fire in our bodi...
